Harcourt Lodge in Toronto

On the occasion of the Official Visit of RWBro Carmine Infante, the GJW, RWBro Mark Kapitan joined me at Harcourt Lodge 581 as the officers and members initiated their newest Mason at this Wednesday meeting (February 19) at York Temple. During a break, the DDGM took the time to introduce quite a few of his District Chairmen, who dutifully explained the various programs that were launched and are being implemented for the benefit of all members. There were also quite a few WMs from the district attending and everyone enjoyed themselves.
According to their wesite, Harcourt Lodge A.F. & A.M. No. 581, G.R.C. was conceived by the late Rt. Wor. Bro. James Haywood and the late Rt. W. Bro. George H. Smith with the help of several others, including the late W. Bro. John M. Millar, who was our first Master. Our name "Harcourt" was derived from the name of the ruling Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario at the time of our institution, M. Wor. Bro. Frederick Weir Harcourt, a prominent Toronto lawyer and official guardian of the province of Ontario. It is the Harcourt Crest which you see on our letterhead. It also appears on our alter cloth and on our summons together with our motto “Le Bon Temps Viendra”, “Good Times Will Come”. Harcourt Lodge was instituted on May 18th, 1921 and consecrated on the 19th of October, 1921 on which occasion M. Wor. Bro. Harcourt was elected as an honourary member of our lodge.

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